Bachelor of Arts in Theology

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    Moral and Pastoral Approach to Rape and Violence against Women
    (Tangaza University College, 2006-01) Ichaberi, Luseka Everlyne
    Violence is a common issue in the contemporary world. Nations and communities are seeking ways by which to curb it. It appears to have been on the increase in the past decade. This is not only in Africa, but in the whole world. Generally, when people speak of violence, what comes to mind is physical violence, which includes armed robbery and the use of other types of physical force on the victims there are some forms of violence in which women are the major targets. These include physical assaults like battering and sometimes actual murder. The media carries numerous reports of men being arrested after physically assaulting or killing their wives. Violence against women is also expressed through sextiM assaults, as is the case with rape or attempted rape. The reported cases are mainly extra-familial, that is, cases in which men rape women or girls who are not their own wives or daughters. This does not mean that sexual violence does not take place within families, occasionally, there have been cases of fathers raping their own daughters. Violence against women therefore remains a reality in many parts of the world including Africa. This violence includes a wide range of abuses and harassment, such as physical battering, sexual and psychological abuse, harassment at places of work, female feticides and infanticides, infant neglect, dowry-related violence, female genital mutilation and forced prostitution. Few people recognize that violence against women is rooted in the society where the status of women is not favourable. Sexual violence tends to be seen in isolation as the act of the few perverted sex monsters.
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    Domestic Violence: A Pastoral Problem
    (Tangaza University College, 2001-02) Armand Fanze, Leopold
    Being in Kenya for about four years, I have been involved in youth activities in three different Catholic parishes of Nairobi. First, I was for one year with the youths of Christ the King Catholic Parish in Line-Saba (Kibera). There I discovered that the environment was not hostile to domestic violence. On the contrary, it was even somehow promoting domestic violence, as people got used to seeing family members fighting on the road. Then, my community's members asked me to take care of the youth group that was meeting twice a week in our compound (Don Bosco Utume, along Dagoretti Road, halfway between Dagoretti Market and Karen Centre). There I discovered that most of the youth coming from the neighbouring slums, Mutuini and Karinde. were experiencing abusive situations in their respective homes. In August 1999, I was sent to Dagoretti Corner Catholic Parish for my weekend pastoral work. Here, my involvement and sharing of experiences with the youth showed that some of them were deeply affected by violent situations in their respective homes. At the same time, from different reports of the media, I perceived domestic violence as being something occurring today in our midst more than ever. At first. I tried to convince myself that I could do nothing to bring about a positive change in this situation. However. I read in the book Salesian Youth Spirituality that for us Salesians of Don Bosco, -To dream the impossible dream ... sums up the hope we carry deep within us."' This motive continuously pushed and encouraged me in my weekly pastoral work. Abiding with this pastoral challenge, I started visiting the youth's families thus making myself familiar with their family members. This integration helped me to grasp more deeply the reality of domestic violence in these families.
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    Rape: An Aspect of Violence against Women
    (Tangaza University College, 2000-02) Makokha, Paul Kizito
    This project or survey presents a study on rape: an aspect of violence against women. Women have at all levels experienced sexual and domestic violence, and been exposed to all sorts of discriminations, abuses, and frustrations among others. One event that challenged and motivated me to write this project sprung from my experience as a chaplain's assistant in the Mathare Mental Hospital. During one of my visits, I came across a Russian lady, Cheryl Rombought, whom I mistook for a volunteer that had come to visit the mental patients. Cheryl acted in a manner likely to suggest that her mental faculties were not well comdinatedA described her as unusual because she was the only European in the ward and had a little hand bag with a few things in, walking up and down, a bit unsettled and wasn't talking to anybody. I felt motivated to consult the sistees desk over her case from where I gathered that she was a patient. Attempts to talk to her were unsuccessful but gradually turned up to be successful. Cheryl shared that, she came from Russia to Kenya as a tourist in 1994, where she met a Mr. Okello from - Siaya District in the Nyanza province of Kenya. They became friends and eventually decided to stay together but later separated after two years. Cheryl had decided to join the parking street community but was rescued by some well wishers who took her to the Mathare mental hospital as the only alternative and option. On enquiring the factors which may have led them to separation; Cheryl shared several episodes of battering, abuses and sexual exploitations. To cut a long story short, Cheryl's husband could bring girlfriends in her presence, sometimes even into her bedroom and above all Cheryl was expected to respond constantly to sex calls despite her poor emotional state. It is possible that Cheryl had ended up on the streets because of these psychologically and emotionally traumatizing incidents as she could be bartered each time she justly raised her voice in protest. Her experiences depicted rape and violations of her sexual rights as a woman. This story is among the many others which motivated me to make a critique on the problem of sexual violations and rape. It is an innate conviction that human society should acknowledge order and harmony in nature. Under normal circumstances, as human persons, we work or act in some order established by nature and whenever we contradict this order then natural harmony is exterminated; as this is exhibited when our environment does not promote human development and progress in all its spheres. For instance, naturally we have established seasons for planting and harvesting; if by any chance one is done for the other then a conflict comes about in the form of poor harvest whose long-term effects may result to related consequences like famine, theft, civil war, opportunistic ailments among others. This happens because of man's initiative to manipulate and control nature. Such a case may also occur when humankind is out to excessively benefit from nature without contributing to its well being like in matters that concern pollution which is raising international concern. The above episodes curtail the initiative to an ideal relationship between humanity and nature whose long-term effects may be apparent in man and woman relationships. Violence of nature and in the midst of humankind is an area of global concern. On one hand, nature is raped and exploited in terms of its resources while on the other hand, human resources like dignity, personality, security, sexuality, love among others are too violated from humankind. This project will attempt to analyze sexual violations in human communities. We shall demonstrate human sexuality as an institution that should be handled with some concerns. All human persons deserve emotional merits which spring from sexual differences. The emotional / sexual gratification between male and their female counterparts should manifest love. Lamentations in need of gratifying, fulfilling and satisfying sexual acts seem to dominate our environment. Women are now claiming that their male counterparts are never considerate; they use force in matters that concern sexual rights curtailing room for love, negotiation and good companionship. The contemporary society testifies that, sexual acts are no longer seen as symbols of love but of hatred and violence. Women are crying for liberation from the cultural ties that promote violence and deny them sexual fulfillment. These acclamations are visible in our dailies and other forms of social communications. We affirm that a day can never pass without a case of domestic or sexual violence reported. The saying that goes, "a problem talked over is a problem solved" defines the prime purpose of our project as far as creation of awareness is concerned. This project is meant for educational purposes. This awareness will make women accept that rape is not just a theory but a concrete matter that is visible in our environment and anyone at any time risks being abused sexually and women are most hit. This awareness will also serve as a witness to the younger generation who risk being taken up by the effects of sex-revolutions which may make them more vulnerable to sexual violations and abuses. All who will come across this project will realize that sexual violations to a greater extent provide psychological dynamics on the part of the acsa ilants, hence legally victimizing them may serve as a disciplinary measure but not a long term solution to the crisis. For this matter, administration of some healing at the psychological level could also be recommended for the victims of rape and assailants. Another vital factor that inspired us to present this project as far as awareness is concerned was the spirit of arreptance. The assailants cause a lot of harm in the society; their presence leads to discomfort as the victims are demoralized to a visible extent. We notice and consider that it is not easy to accept a harmful person in any human community, but we are challenged to accept such harmful persons in our human communities and help them to accept that they are part of the society. In case the assailants feel the spirit of belonging and acceptance, they may gradually transfer their harmful energy to other matters of significance. DIVISION OF
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    Role and Empowerment of Women in the Family
    (Tangaza University College, 1999-02) Korambu, Stephen Muriithi
    This essay is divided into five chapters which deals with some specific role of women and how they can be empowered within those roles. Chapter One: Discusses women's workload, women's central roles in the family: domestic, education, socialisation and empowerment of women in those roles. Chapter Two: Will deal with women's economy and the family in Nyeri and women in economic labour market and its impact. Chapter Three: Discusses women's role in the family health care with some focus on empowerment in this area, and women and lily/AIDS. Chapter Four: Focuses on domestic violence against women in the family. Chapter Five: Discusses religious role of women in the family, focusing on catechesis and evangelization, Church's teaching about women, and Church's pastoral approach in empowering women. The chapter will also deal with the observations and recommendations which have featured in different chapters of this essay, and end with a general conclusion.